BB code is a set of tags based on the HTML language that you may already be familiar with.
They allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does,
but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing.
The ability to use BB code is set on a forum-by-forum basis by the administrator,
so you should check the forum rules when you post a new message.

Below is a list of the BB code tags you can use to format your messages.

The [list] tag allows you to create simple, bulleted lists without specifying an option. Within the value portion, each bullet is denoted by the [*] tag.

Usage

[list]value[/list]

Example Usage

[list][*]list item 1[*]list item 2[/list]

Example Output

list item 1

list item 2

Advanced Lists

The [list] tag allows you to create advanced lists by specifying an option. The option should have a value of 1 (for a numbered list) or A (for an alphabetic with capital letters list) or a (for an alphabetic with lowercase letters list) or I (for a numbered with capital Roman numeral list) or i (for a numbered with small Roman numeral list).

Usage

[list=Option]value[/list]

Example Usage

[list=1][*]list item 1[*]list item 2[/list]

[list=a][*]list item 1[*]list item 2[/list]

Example Output

list item 1

list item 2

list item 1

list item 2

Images

The [img] tag allows you to embed images within your posts. You can also combine this tag with the [url] tag to make images become links.

The [attach] tag allows you to display an attachment in your post rather than at the bottom. It will only display attachments that belong to the post in which it is utilized.

Usage

[attach]attachmentid[/attach]

Example Usage

[attach]12345[/attach]

Example Output

imglink

Use THIS IMGLINKtag to put images with a link in your forum.
This allows:
[url=link][imglink]urltotheimage[/imglink][/url]
...to work again without The Image Resizer to broke the link.

Usage

[imglink]value[/imglink]

Example Usage

[imglink]../images/misc/rss.jpg[/imglink]

Example Output

Preformatted text

By default HTML pages display only 1 space between the words in the browser even if the source code contains several consecutive spaces. Use this tag to override this.
The PRE tag is a great way to display preformatted text that needs specific spaces between lines, words, or even individual letters. That is, it's great if you don't mind giving up some control over page display.
* For best results use Fixedsys font *

Usage

[pre]value[/pre]

Example Usage

[pre] some text with multiple consecutive spaces [/pre]

Example Output

some text with multiple consecutive spaces

Spoiler

Anything in between [spoiler] and [/spoiler] tags would become invisible until 'Show Spoiler' button is clicked.

Usage

[spoiler]value[/spoiler]

Example Usage

[spoiler]This is a spoiler![/spoiler]

Example Output

This is a spoiler!

Strike Through

Simple strike through option

Usage

[strike]value[/strike]

Example Usage

[strike]Sample text[/strike]

Example Output

Sample text

YouTube Videos

In order to embed YouTube video into the post, find YouTube code for the video first.

This would normally be a gibberish text string after "v=" in the URL field.

For example if URL for the video says:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUaWCcDlI5s

YouTube code for this video (text string after v=) is:

AUaWCcDlI5s

Insert this code in between [youtube] and [/youtube] BB tags with no spaces and no line breaks.